Colorized photograph of Adolphus Washington Greely, who led a U.S. Army Arctic weather expedition in Greenland and was rescued by the Bear and Arctic whaler Thetis. Both vessels were purchased by the Navy and turned over to the Revenue Cutter Service after the Greely Relief Expedition.
Adolphus Washington Greely
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Colorized photograph of Adolphus Washington Greely, who led a U.S. Army Arctic weather expedition in Greenland and was rescued by the Bear and Arctic whaler Thetis. Both vessels were purchased by the Navy and turned over to the Revenue Cutter Service after the Greely Relief Expedition.

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